BSK Saint Petersburg

BSK
CitySaint Petersburg, Russia
Founded1936 (1936)
Folded2005 (2005)

BSK Saint Petersburg (Russian: БСК Санкт-Петербург) was a bandy club in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Formation

The club was founded as «Krasnaya Zarya» (Russian: Красная Заря; "Red Dawn") in 1936 and switched to the name BSK in 2001 for sponsor reasons.[citation needed]

Games

The club played one season in the Russian Bandy Super League, the top-tier of Russian bandy, in the 2003–04 season. The home games were played at Stadium Spartak in Saint Petersburg. The club colours were white and blue while the fan club was called "Red Bandy Fans".[1][2]

Financial crisis and closure

The club had to cease its activities in 2005 due to financial problems of the main sponsor.[3]

References

  1. ^ "English Review about HC BSK". Red Bandy Fans. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  2. ^ "www.hk-bsk.ru/" (in Russian). web.archive.org. Archived from the original on June 20, 2006. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  3. ^ "РУССКИЙ ХОККЕЙ В ПЕТЕРБУРГЕ ЗАКОНЧИЛСЯ". Невское время. 29 December 2005. Retrieved 24 July 2015., translated to English: → [1] "RUSSIAN HOCKEY OVER IN SAINT PETERSBURG"


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